Chelsea humiliate Manchester City

Avram Grant's Chelsea gave a performance of clinical brilliance that left Sven-Goran Eriksson’s Manchester City humiliated

During those wild days of mid-September when Jose Mourinho was shown the door, perhaps Sir Alex Ferguson offered the most insightful comment. Asked about Chelsea without The Special One, Ferguson said they would still have the same players. In other words, Drogba and Lampard wouldn't stop scoring goals; Carvalho, Terry and Cech wouldn't stop saving them.

Trapped in the wrong place on the wrong afternoon, poor Manchester City are now fully aware that good players remain good, regardless of who sends them on the pitch. And so an afternoon at Stamford Bridge in search of answers about City ended up offering us fresh ideas about Chelsea. Like a wanton boy swatting a fly, they killed City with a ruthlessness that was cruel. If this is how Chelsea mean to continue this season, they will be right there at the end, challenging for everything.